HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The standoff with Hutchinson Police and the Reno County Sheriff’s Office is over according to Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson. An armed man held a woman at gunpoint inside a residence at 707 Pierce. She was released from the home just after 11 a.m. on Christmas Eve. The man has been taken into custody.

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HUTCHINSON -A woman being held hostage at a residence in Hutchinson safely left the home just before 11a.m. on Christmas Eve, according to Hutchinson Police Lt. John Moore.

The man involved in the hostage drama was still inside.

Law enforcement authorities in Reno County were summoned to a home in the 700 block of Pierce just after 6:30 a.m. on Thursday after a report that a man was holding a woman at gunpoint, according to the Reno County Sheriff’s Department.

There were others in the home when violence started, but they apparently left the home and reported it to police.

Early reports of a fire was the fact that someone smelled smoke, but no fire was reported.

There were also reports that kids may have been in the home, but the kids are okay, according to Jason Yingling with Hutchinson Police

Police say time is on their side and they will do everything possible to end this peacefully.

West Nickerson Boulevard was closed to traffic at Buchanan and Whiteside and authorities are telling residents to stay out of the area until the situation is resolved.

No injuries have been reported.

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HUTCHINSON- Law enforcement authorities in Reno County are on the scene of a reported hostage 
situation.

Police and emergency responders were summoned to the 700 block of Pierce just after 6:30 a.m. on Thursday after a report that a man was holding a woman at gunpoint, according to the Reno County Sheriff’s Department.

West Nickerson Boulevard is closed to traffic at Buchanan and Whiteside and authorities are telling residents to stay out of the area until the situation is resolved.

No injuries have been reported.